Senior living hopeful as House committees share proposals for $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 17, 2021
As House committees begin revealing their proposals to be included in the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package, senior living is reminding legislators not to forget older adults and their caregivers.
Compassion, empathy, integrity and humility make Enlivant ‘Great Place to Work,’ CEO says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 04, 2021
Guill is optimistic about the future of senior living and care.
Operators head to Hill to brief Congress
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 04, 2018
Quality, regulation and Medicaid will be three of the big themes as assisted living operators gather Monday and Tuesday in the nation’s capital to meet with legislators and their staffs as part of...
Biogen cuts price of controversial Aduhelm in half
Dec 21, 2021
The drug shows promise in clearing the brain plaques believed to play a role in Alzheimer’s disease.
Providers seek $450 million from PA stimulus funds to cover pandemic costs
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 26, 2021
Senior living associations in Pennsylvania are lobbying legislators for $54 million for assisted living and personal care providers from the American Rescue Plan stimulus funding to the state. The ask...
Senior Insight customers now have access to Briggs forms
Oct 13, 2017
Briggs Healthcare and Senior Insight, an assisted living management software company, have partnered to provide Senior Insight customers with access to digital Briggs forms through eBriggs.
Builders, developers remain confident in multifamily 55+ condo market — but less so
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 15, 2019
More builders and developers view conditions for multifamily condominium 55+ market as good rather than poor, according to a survey conducted in the third quarter by the National Association of Home Builders....
House passes bill to more than double the minimum wage
By
John O'Connor
Jul 19, 2019
House lawmakers on Thursday passed legislation that raises the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. The measure faces dim prospects in the Republican-controlled Senate, however.
Wearing an activity tracker may promote physical activity
Aug 02, 2022
A review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses suggests that use of activity trackers is effective for increasing walking and reducing body weight.
Less than 1 percent of COVID-19 patients experience reinfection
Jun 28, 2021
Symptoms of severe disease are less frequent with reinfection, although death can occur.